By Robert Kalin

In order to make dialogue more legible I've decided to use abbreviations for the characters names. These Characters and their abbreviations are.
	AF Amber fox	A young fox woman in tan clothing. A young fox woman in black 'goth' atire. Amber had just graduated with a B.A. in painting. On graduation night she and Richard were abducted and abandoned on SmithStone. From the moent she got there she was afraid of death but didn't realize it. So she unconciously hung onto Richard like an ape does a tree untill she realize it herself. With little hope of escape she tried to the only way she could think of. Suicide. Unfortunately the aliens of SmithStone refuse to let anyone die. With the ability to warp reality with a blink of an eye, they can keep anyone on smithstone forever. No hunger, sickness, or even old age. So now Amber rebells against them. She isn't afraid of death anymore but it has afected her mind terribly. Many inhabitants of SmithStone fear that she has gone insane. The truth isnt that bad but she mainly hides her fears and sorrow behind her mask of hatred and 'goth' atire. Don't get me wrong, she IS mentally unbalanced.
	RR Richard Raccoon	A young racoon man in dress clothing. Richard was a librarian in Amber's college town. Geekish in nature he deals with his solitary depression through hobbies and other activities. Mostly watching japanese animation and computer games. He picked up Amber when they were abducted and they've been 'paried' together ever since. That paring has turned dark with little prospect of true love ever since Amber attempted suicide. He fears that if he lets go of her, or stop loving her, that she will truely go insane and do something that will kill her. In a relationship that has no future he deals with his depression like normal. With lots of hobbies like astronomy.
	CT Charles Tiger	An older tiger man in causal jeans. Charles or 'Chuck' is a truck driver to the core with Tiffany as his commonlaw wife. Abudction into SmithStone is ok with him, except for the isolation from the rest of the world. Like Tiffany, he seeks to complete their 'family' with the addition of a child. They've both planned the same future if they ever get off of SmithStone. To get married, back on their feet and to possibly adopt a child. Unfortunately Amber's suicide attempt has caused some concern as to the possibly of escapeing.
	TM Tiffany Mouse	A middle aged mouse woman in a purple shirt. Tiffany was a cook/waitress in a truckstop diner in Chuck's hometown. A wonderfull though silent person she is Charles Tiger's commonlaw wife. She aspires to have a resteraunt one day and a full family. Unfortunately mix-species couples almost never have kids due to genetic incompatibility. She adopted Emily for a while and with her death seeks children even more.
	CP Cinosanap Pumanther	A hybrid feline woman in a teal tunic. Cino' is a solitary soul with a deep love of nature. With a high level of tech' knowledge she seems to embody two ends of the same string but never the middle. Often alone and excessively open with her emotions and private life when talking to others. Read the back stories found HERE http://www.geocities.com/rkcpek/story.htm
	EK Emily Kat	A small house cat child in a tshirt and shorts. DECEASED Emily is an older teenager traped in the body of a prepubescent child. She often uses it to her advantage but is still emotionally guided by her childish appearance. Aparently there was even more of an offset in age than the others knew. Her body kept her mind young, but not her spirit. Her kind only lives about 15 years and so death came for her.
	BW Bridget Woods	A living wooden manequin. Bridget is the most externally evolving character. Once she had no eyes, now she is more organic but still a manequin. Currently she can only be 'whole' when pluged painfully into the flying spaceship that seemingly goes nowhere. She carries a the burden of a secret so immense that she is afraid to even to utter it to herself. equally as strange.
	RM Robin Masqurade	A middle aged feline woman in nun's clothing and seemingly blind eyes. Robin is the most internally changeing character. Once a maid/nanny, then a spiritual guide, now a nun. The decision was all hers but it came faster than she expected and somewhat by force. Once she wore a mask to hide her shame, Now she can only see in B&W and bears a burden. A secret so imense to utter it would shatter smithstone.
	PS Phew	A skunk morph without clothes. Character has appeared only briefly before dissapearing. Phew is an enigmatic character. She appears without warning but without indication of where she came from or how. At times she can't be found on the island at all and other times she just.. there. She's like a person recovering from a long debilitating coma. She's re-learning about everything though she obviously isnt a child.
	PS Leona Proudbear	A tan lioness with extensive body tatoos. Leona Proudbear has a twisted past. One of the newest additions to the SmithStone Abductee group she has many entertaining skills. She can play the Sitar, belly dance, and tell a good ripping story. Unfortunately she carries a dark personal secret that she has only shared with Cinosanap. Outwardly she appears to be a blatanly obvious Lesbian but her secret explains the 'Why' behind it. Like the others she hopes to get back home. Unlike them, she is in no rush to do so.
	PS Budge "Parakeet"	A parrot sized parakeet with both wings and arms. Budge is a strange creature. His kind live outside of society as a whole. They -normally- reside in aird hot environments but not his parents. Nooooo they had to become civilized and move to the North America. Winter came and his parents croaked leaving him as a hatchling to be raised inside of civilization. His outdoor instincts are still strong as nails as he is often found on his pet like playgym. His 'people' have a strong oral tradition So naturally he talks often and LOUDLY. Lets hear it for the pet/person bird, Budge!

ARTIST NOTES

Other than that. Thats about it. Enjoy and CREATE!

About SmithStone

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Robert Kalin

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